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Fauerbach's Brewery Sign

Date: 1884
Description: A sign for Fauerbach's Brewery depicting a young woman and the brewery.
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View of Madison, the Capital of the State of Wisconsin

Date: 1857
Description: Bird's-eye view of Madison over rooftop and across lake with sailboats and steamers. A group of people are standing on a viewing platform on the roof in th...
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Kenneth T. White Family in their Sailboat

Date: 07 12 1955
Description: Jane and Kenneth White and their daughters, Sue (left), Kay, and Barbara, and the family dog, Perky, sailing in their lightning class sailboat on Lake Mend...
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Kenneth T. White Family

Date: 07 12 1955
Description: Jane and Kenneth White and their daughters, Sue, Kay, and Barbara, and the family dog, Perky, in their lightning class sailboat on Lake Mendota.
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Kendall Residence

Date: 1872
Description: Drawing of and elevated view across water towards the Kendall residence, home of George L. Storer, a businessman in Madison. Three people are in a rowboat,...
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Tonyawatha Spring Hotel Grounds

Date: 1889
Description: From a map published by Angell and Hastreither, the drawing depicts the Tonyawatha Spring Hotel grounds on Lake Monona. The hotel, located in Blooming Grov...
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Lake Mendota Sailboat

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Description: Dr. Reginald Jackson, Sr., and his son Reginald Jr., in the family sailboat. Because the family's cottage was located near Picnic Point, the photograph wa...
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Madison City Swim Meet

Date: 08 07 1949
Description: One of the features of the annual city swimming meet held at B.B. Clarke Beach was the water ballet put on by these girls: left to right, Sharon Thompson, ...
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Inland Lakes Yachting Association Regatta

Date: 08 21 1950
Description: Class E fleet sailboats get underway in the first official test of the preliminary races of the 49th Annual Regatta of the Inland Lakes Yachting Associati...
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Inland Lakes Yachting Association Regatta

Date: 08 24 1950
Description: "Jay-Flight" (H-6), the C Class sailboat owned by John and Jerry Frautschi, sons of Mr. amd Mrs. Walter (Dorothy) Frautschi of 31 Paget Road, made the best...
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Inland Lakes Yachting Association Regatta

Date: 08 24 1950
Description: "The Albatross IV," a sailboat owned by Terry Lentz of Pewaukee, is shown with its crew during one of the races of the 49th Annual Regatta of the Inland La...
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Inland Lakes Yachting Association Regatta

Date: 08 24 1950
Description: Class A and Class E sailboats are shown maneuvering to round a buoy in strong wind during one of the races of the 49th Annual Regatta of the Inland Lakes Y...
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Mendota Yacht Club

Date: 08 04 1951
Description: Four youth, members of the Mendota Yacht Club, in a sailboat on Lake Mendota. The sailboat is being towed by another boat. Other sailboats can be seen in t...
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Mendota Yacht Club Moonlight Regatta

Date: 07 08 1952
Description: Two couples use a sailboat near the Edgewater Hotel pier during the Mendota Yacht Club moonlight regatta and picnic supper. They are Edmund and Marianne Ho...
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Barrett-Hibbard U.W. Sailing Duo

Date: 05 25 1956
Description: Skipper Pete Barrett of Madison and crew member Ruth Hibbard of Birmingham, Michigan, sail their boat on Lake Mendota. They are one of two University of Wi...
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University of Wisconsin vs. California Crew Race

Date: 06 09 1956
Description: University of Wisconsin Badgers oarsmen pull away from the California Bears in a varsity crew race on Lake Mendota.
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Outdoor Life

Date: 05 20 1957
Description: Jean Whiffen and Marilyn Tormey pose for a portrait in a sailboat.
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U.W. vs. Stanford Crew

Date: 06 15 1956
Description: Action shot of the University of Wisconsin vs. Stanford varsity crew race on Lake Mendota. Stanford's crew, in the foreground, pulls across the finish line...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Construction

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin State Capitol building, showing steel work of North Wing under construction. Crowds of people are gathered on the lawn for t...
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Sunrise on Lake Monona

Date: 1884
Description: Sunrise over Lake Monona and the Madison, Wisconsin isthmus, showing the Wisconsin State Capitol building in the distance.

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